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One very large sea lion had rolled onto his back to rest with
sun shining on his face.
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A large male snarled and made loud noises in the middle of the females.
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One photo shows three different coats.
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The western face of Pier 39 was crowded with folks there to watch the lounging sea lions.
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For an unforgettable wildlife experience, I highly recommend the Elkhorn Slough Safari in Moss Landing. We saw over one hundred sea otters, almost eighty harbor seals and dozens of sea lions very up close and personal.
This photo shows a raft of about eighty sea otters. Raft is the official label for a bunch of otters hanging out together, looking like a raft.
In addition to sea mammals, I also photographed sixteen species of birds. The trip was two hours of wildlife bliss. There were a few . . . |
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Sunlight reflected from the harbor water caused the surface to
sparkle as this sea lion swam through it.
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(114 views) Looking up at tourists looking down
, (2006) Monterey Harbor, Monterey, California
, © 2006 Terry Welte
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A juvenile sea lion found a sunny place to itself on one corner
of the dock. There it laid down and slept.
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Another sea lion caused a ruckus elsewhere on the pier which
caused this fellow to lift his head and look.
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A sleeping sea lion can catch the light just right to cause
his smooth body to appear as if it was a sculpture.
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Close up of a sleeping sea lion and those long whiskers.
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A pair of sea lions rested on the floating docks.
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An interloper sea lion had just boarded the floating dock. This appeared
to have upset the sea lion already on the dock.
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A gentle, sunny afternoon found this sea lion taking a nap.
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This old male had the number 99 branded into its back.
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This sea lion had just woken up and was stretching.
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A sea lion lay on its back, belly up to the sun.
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Sea lions cannot uses their flippers to scratch themselves all over, so
must use their mouths to attack certain itches on the body.
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Periodically, one or more sea lions would combine to make
loud barking sounds.
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A sea lion swam away from one platform and toward another.
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A sea lion swam upside down in the water near the
floating docks.
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This snarling sea lion made a ruckus that afternoon.
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Another sea lion on a floating dock snarled and made noise.
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As a sea lion arrived on the platform, another might object to the new
arrival.
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A large male sea lion posed to demonstrate that this area on the floating
dock was his territory.
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